Being in a Family

2 weeks ago we wrote about that we are born into a family, this week I want to look at being in a family. When we look at any family we see many needs. It might be the need of listening to someone or just standing with someone in a hard time. It might be to help clean up a mess.

But it is important that each of us uses there giftings inside of their family. If you have a gift of encouragement, it is your job to encourage people. Of course it is not exclusively yours and others can do it as well, but you are the one who is setting the standard. If you are the practical one use the gift to fix things in the house. If you are the one who is good in gardening, take initiative to take care of that area. Of course never use any of your gifting as an excuse, like I encourage so I won’t help with the dishes. The important thing is, that you bring all of who you are in. Never do that out of duty, but do it out of love for all the others.

Ask yourself this week how you bring yourself in to help your family and in which areas you have to grow. And I am not just talking about your biological family, no I am also talking about your family of believers. Think about it and make adjustments as needed.

Hey our friend

This blog reaches you from Germany. It is so good to be with family in this time of grief. Family is just something really special also with Advent beeing around us. A time to look ahead to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Please pray this week for people in North beach as well as your town that are without a family. Pray that God will put them into a family (Psalm 68.6). Also please pray for our Staff who keep running things while we are gone.

During the last weeks we saw $418 more in monthly support come in. We are coming closer to the goal to be fully funded by January. Praise God. Pray about to join our monthly supporter team. You can do that with $25, $50, $100 or any other amount you would like. Click on this link then choose under monthly giving the amount, under ministry Staff support and write under comments Markus and Jen. You can also support us through checks; find more info on how under this link. Thank you for partnering with us in Engaging a city with a loving God.

Your friends

Markus and Jen